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I was not planning to write anything today, but after drinking a large mug of the Ethiopian Organic  Menno’s Misty Valley, I feel the urge to say something about it.  Coffee from Ethiopia is always distinct in its texture and flavor and the Menno’s Misty Valley is no exception. Ethiopia, besides being known as the place where most anthropologists say the modern human emerged, is also the birthplace of the Coffee Bean.  In his book Coffee: A dark History, Anthony Wild  postulates that the caffeine filled berries of the wild coffee trees might have had something to do with the emergence of the modern human species. This of course is just entertaining speculation, yet it is something that makes one pause and think. Especially after tasting such an invigorating cup of coffee from the motherland.

I really do not know what I did to make this cup of the Menno’s Misty Valley so dang good, but I must of done something right. I had roasted it several days ago, making it a little darker than the previous batches. Perhaps, the dark roast was key, maybe my tastebuds were yearning for a taste of something a little less bright than what the Panamanians were giving me. Perhaps it was the time I let the beans sit. They do say that the peak taste arrives around forty-eight hours after the roast time. The EMMV certainly did not taste this great the day before (it was good, just not great) .  Perhaps I am finally getting the hang of brewing with the Chemex, which can get a little complicated. It was probably a mix of all these factors, I do not know. All I really kow is that I got myself one fine cup of coffee this morning. One worth writing about.

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